Competitions

PETER PORTER POETRY PRIZE Closing date: 4 October This prestigious competition is open to all international poets. Offering prize money of $10,000 (first place winning $6,000), the Peter Porter Poetry Prize invites poems of no more than 70 lines. Entry fee is $15 for subscribers to Australian Book Review, and $25 for non-subscribers. More details: australianbookreview. com.au/prizes-programs/peter-porterpoetry-prize/2022-peter-porter-poetryprize MiNDFOOD SHORT STORY COMPETITION Closing date: 15 October Leading magazine MiNDFOOD is seeking the finest short stories of 2021 for its annual short story competition. The winner receives $1,000 and publication. Stories should be approximately 2,000 words in length. The competition is open to non-professional writers, and there is no entry fee. More details: mindfood. com/competition/calling-all-writersshort-story/

ROBYN MATHISON POETRY COMPETITION Closing date: 31 October This competition, with a theme of ‘New Beginnings’, seeks entries of poems up to a maximum of 40 lines. First prize takes $200, with second $50. There is an entry fee of $10 for up to two entries. Organised by the Society of Women Writers, Tasmania. More details: swwtas.org/249437482/

JOYCE PARKES WOMEN’S WRITERS PRIZE Closing date: 30 November The Joyce Parkes Prize is open to women writers in Australia. Both fiction and nonfiction entries are allowed, and must be between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length. Prize money on offer is $500, while there is an entry fee of $10 per piece. Topic for this year is ‘Welcome’ or ‘Failte’. More details: irishheritage.com.au/ awards/the-joyce-parkes-womenswriters-prize/

COPYRIGHT AGENCY FIRST NATIONS FELLOWSHIPS Closing date: 15 December Five fellowships, including accommodation, all meals, travel expenses and manuscript consultations, are awarded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers from anywhere in Australia. This fellowship program is open to writers of all genres and submissions in language are welcomed. Residency will take place in June 2022. More details: varuna.com.au/fellowships/ firstnations

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